湖南省永州市朝阳办事处中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析

湖南省永州市朝阳办事处中学高三英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Itiswidelyacceptedthatyoungbabieslearntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto_______.Arewards

Bprizes

Cawards

Dresults参考答案：A2.Hisquestionsconcerningthepreservationofthehistoricchurchatthepressconference______hisignoranceofthemattersbeingdiscussed.A.symbolized B.associated C.underlined D.delivered参考答案：C3.Itishardforpeopletounderstandhisaction.Youcannever___histhought.

A.learn

B.study

C.master

D.read参考答案：D解析：本题意思为“你很难读懂他在想什么。”4.Asayinggoesthatyoumayknowamanbythe______hekeeps．

A．neighbor

B．friend

C．company

D．partner参考答案：C略5.—ThepopgroupS.H.Eissaidtohavebeeninvitedto2013CCTVSpringFestivalShow.—Really?It’salongtime_______theythreeperformedtogetheronthemainland.A.that B.since C.when D.before参考答案：B6.ThepresidentoftheWorldBanksayshehasapassionforChina

,heremembersstartingasearlyashischildhood.A.whereB.whichC.whatD.when参考答案：B7..Don’ttrustsuchpeople_____praiseyoutoyourfacebutspeakillofyoubehindyourback.

A.who

B.whoever

C.that

D.as参考答案：D略8.Hisfirstbook

nextmonthisbasedonatruestory.A.published

B.tobepublished

C.topublish

D.beingpublished参考答案：B考查非谓语动词。此处是非谓语动词做后置定语，由时间状语nextmonth可知所填非谓语动词表示将来的动作，用动词不定式，其逻辑主语是所修饰的名词book,不定式与逻辑主语是被动关系，故用不定式的被动式，选B。9.—

I’mverybusynow.CouldIcallyoubackafterwork?

—OK.I’llwaitforyou.

A.Probably

B.Occasionally

C.Frequently

D.Actually参考答案：D略10.语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1.handkerchief A.handsome

B.admire

C.dishonest D.around2.occur

A.position

B.possible

C.offer D.ocean3.enough

A.shout

B.touch

C.soul D.mouth4.dare

A.cheer

B.require

C.near D.share5.wealth

A.healthy

B.breathe

C.though

D.weather参考答案：AABDA11.Whenyou’vefinishedschool,don’tforgettocomebacktovisityourschool,___?

A．doyou

B．haveyou

C．willyou

D．won’tyou

参考答案：C12.Someabstractmodernpaintingswere_________myunderstanding;Isimplycouldn’tfigureoutwhatthepaintersreallywantedtotellus.A.within

B.behind

C.around

D.beyond参考答案：D13.---Letmehelpyoucrossthestreet.

---________!I'mnotthatold.A.Takeyourtime

B.Noway

C.Comeon

D.Goahead参考答案：C14.Mydaughter,_____jobrequireshertodoalotoftravelling,isalwaysawayfromhomealot.

A.which

B.that

C.whose

D.where参考答案：C2.Whatwillthemagazineprobablycome?A.Onthe10th.

B.Onthe12th.

C.Onthe15th.参考答案：B16.—LiMingwentabroadin2000.

—NowonderI______himeversince.A.don’tsee

B.hadn’tseen

C.didn’tsee

D.haven’tseen参考答案：D二、完型填空17.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。DidyouhearthesportsstorythatcameoutofGreeceafewyearsago?No,itwasn’tfromthecountrythatstartedtheOlympics,

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ithasanOlympicquality.ThestorycameoutofGreece,NewYork,anditwasaboutJasonMcElwain,a17-year-oldautistic(自闭的)kid,andJimJohnson,ahighschoolbasketball

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.Jason，whodidn’tspeakuntilhewasfiveandalways

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withlearningchallenges,was

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forabasketballplayer,onlyfivefootsix.Infact,henever

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theteam.Hewastheteammanager,whokeptstatisticsandhandedoutwaterbottles.ButCoachJohnson

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Jason’senthusiasmforthegameandhisunselfishdedicationtotheteam.Sohedecidedifthescore

42,hemightlethim

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afewminutes.Wordgotaroundandagroupofstudentscametothegamewithsigns

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hisnickname,“J-Mac,”andcutoutsofhisfaceplacedonpopsicle（冰棒）sticks.WhenJasonwasputintothegamewithfourminutesleft,they

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wildlyhopingthathemighteven

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abasket.InHollywood,hewouldhavedonejustthat,andhisteammateswouldhave

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himoffontheirshoulders.Butinthe

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worldofGreece,NewYork,Jasontooka

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andmissedbyaboutsixfeet.Hissupporters

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andthecoachworriedthathemayhavesetthisyoungmanupfor

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.ButJ-Mac

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anothershot,andanother,andanother.

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hetook10shots,andscored20pointsinhisfourminutesof

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.And,yes,hewascarriedoffontheshouldersofhisteammates.Anditwasthecareerhighpointinthelifeofacoachwhojustgaveagoodkida(n)

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.36.A.if

B.

though

C.since

D.for37.A.star

B.game

C.coach

D.play38.A.began

B.went

C.listened

D.struggled39.A.short

B.big

C.good

D.ready40.A.gathered

B.organized

C.supported

D.made41.A.showed

B.liked

C.developed

D.lost42.A.decreased

B.changed

C.mattered

D.permitted43.A.train

B.rest

C.play

D.direct44.A.giving

B.bearing

C.calling

D.keeping45.A.blamed

B.laughed

C.ran

D.cheered46.A.score

B.find

C.fill

D.hang47.A.cut

B.carried

C.put

D.knocked48.A.real

B.modern

C.whole

D.natural49.A.shot

B.seat

C.look

D.step50.A.nodded

B.broke

C.agreed

D.complained51.A.fame

B.embarrassment

C.courage

D.achievement52.A.took

B.heard

C.got

D.fired53.A.Infact

B.Inturn

C.However

D.Meanwhile54.A.sorrow

B.joy

C.glory

D.guilt55.A.lesson

B.chance

C.prize

D.award参考答案：一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会，从而创造了一个奇迹。36.B。这个故事并非来自奥运会诞生的那个国家，虽然它具有奥林匹克的特征。这个故事来自纽约的一个小镇———Greece。37.C。由下文可知，本文讲述的是一个男孩和一位中学篮球教练的故事。38.D。由上文的autistic(自闭的)以及“他五岁才说话”的事实，我们可以推断出Jason学习有障碍。strugglewith斗争，抗争，符合语境。39.A。根据后面的onlyfivefootsix可知他太矮了，所以不适合打篮球。40.D。由下文的Hewastheteammanager,whokeptstatisticsandhandedoutwaterbottles可知Jason实际上并没有成为真正的球员，而只是做一些计分、分发水壶之类的事情。maketheteam加入团队。41.B。虽然Jason并不是真正的球员，但教练很欣赏他对篮球的热情以及他对球队无私的奉献。42.D。43.C。教练很感动，所以他想如果赛场上比分允许的话，他会让Jason打一会儿球。44.B。bear此处的意思是“显示，带有”。signsbearinghisnickname写着他的绰号的招牌。45.D。46.A。比赛还有四分钟就要结束的时候，Jason上场了。大家欢呼着，希望他能投篮成功。score此处用作动词，意思是“得分”。47.B。如果是在好莱坞电影中，Jason很有可能在最后关头投篮成功，队员们也会把他高高举过肩头。carrysb.offonsb.’sshoulder将某人举过肩头。48.A。49.A。但是，在真实的世界里，Jason投篮未中。此处将现实与虚幻进行了对比。takeashot投篮。50.D。Jason投篮未中，他的支持者开始抱怨。missed,worried是关键信息。51.B。Jason投篮未中，观众开始抱怨。此时，教练开始怀疑自己的做法是否正确。他担心他把Jason置于尴尬的境地。52.A。takeashot投篮。53.A。Jason一次次地投篮。事实上，他投了十次篮。infact用来作进一步的解释说明。54.C。Jason在四分钟内得20分。此处选glory突出他的成绩非凡。55.B。本文讲的是一位教练给了一个孩子一次机会，从而创造了一个奇迹。三、阅读理解18.Ahigherreadingrate,withnolossofcomprehension,willhelpyouinothersubjectsaswellasinEnglish,andthegeneralprinciplesapplytoanylanguage.Naturally,youwillnotreadeverybookatthesamespeed.Youwouldexpecttoreadanewspaper,forexample,muchmorerapidlythanaphysicsoreconomicstextbook–butyoucanraiseyouraveragereadingspeedoverthewholerangeofmaterialsyouwishtocoversothatthepercentagegainedwillbethesamewhateverkindofreadingyouareconcernedwith.Thereadingpassageswhichfollowareallofanaveragelevelofdifficultyforyourstageofinstruction.Theyareallaboutfivehundredwordslong.Theyareabouttopicsofgeneralinterestwhichdonotrequireagreatdealofspecializedknowledge.Thusfallbetweenthekindofreadingyoumightfindinyourtextbooksandthemuchlessdemandingkindyouwillfindinanewspaperorlightnovel.IfyoureadthiskindofEnglish,withunderstandingatfourhundredwordsperminute,youmightskimthroughanewspaperatperhaps650—700,whilewithadifficulttextbookyoumightdroptotwohundredortwohundredandfifty.ks5uPerhapsyouwouldliketoknowwhatreadingspeedsarecommonamongnativeEnglish-speakinguniversitystudentsandhowthosespeedscanbeimproved.TestsinMinnesota,U.S.A.,forexample,haveshownthatstudentswithoutspecialtrainingcanreadEnglishofaveragedifficulty,forexample,Tolstoy’sWarandPeaceintranslation,atspeedsofbetween240—250wordsperminutewithaboutseventypercentcomprehension.StudentsinMinnesotaclaimthataftertwelvehalf-hourlessons,onceaweek,thereadingspeedcanbeincreased,withnolossofcomprehension,toaroundfivehundredwordsperminute.36．Whichofthefollowingdoesnotdescribethetypesofreadingmaterialsmentionedinthe

second

paragraph?

A．Thosebeyondone’sreadingcomprehension

B．Thoseconcernedwithcommonknowledge

C．Thosewithoutthedemandforspecializedknowledge

D．Thosewiththelengthofaboutfivehundredwords37．TheaveragespeedofuntrainednativespeakersintheUniversityofMinnesotais

.

A．aboutthreehundredwordsperminute

B．abouttwohundredandforty-fivewordsperminute

C．aboutsixtywordsperminute

D．aboutfivehundredwordsperminute38．Accordingtothepassage,howfastcanyouexpecttoreadafteryouhaveattendedtwelve

half-hourlessonsintheUniversityofMinnesota?

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A．Youcanincreaseyourreadingspeedbythreetimes

B．Norealincreaseinreadingspeedcanbeachieved

C．Youcanincreaseyourreadingspeedbyfourtimes

D．Youcandoubleyourreadingspeed39．Wheredoyouthinkthepassageistakenfrom?

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A．Theintroductiontoabookonfastreading

B．Alocalnewspaperforyoungpeople

C．Aschoolnewspaperrunbystudents

D．TheintroductiontoanEnglishtextbook参考答案：ABDA略19.Chinahasannouncedit'sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?400millionbirthspreventedTheone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina'sfertility(生育)ratehappenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970t02.7in

1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallent01.7by2013.21:28babydeathrateSincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesperl,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.

Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,

aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesperl,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysperl,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.1.16boysbornforeverygirlSexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualsexualimbalance.Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.4：2：1familiesWiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:

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1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparentscaredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.By2050,it'spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.1.Whenwasthebabydeathrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?A.Inthe